Solomonia: Kuwaiti Columnist Criticizes Hizbullah and Declares: A Secular State Is the Only Way to Protect Religious Rights in the Arab World

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Kuwaiti Columnist Criticizes Hizbullah and Declares: A Secular State Is the Only Way to Protect Religious Rights in the Arab World

Quiet and articulate.

MEMRI TV: Kuwaiti Columnist Ibtihal Al-Khatib Criticizes Hizbullah and Declares: A Secular State Is the Only Way to Protect Religious Rights in the Arab World

Liberal Kuwaiti Sh'ite activist Dr. Ibtihal Abd Al-Aziz Al-Khatib, an academic, has received numerous death threats for her criticism of Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah over the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war, and for calling for a commission of inquiry like Israel's Winograd Commission to examine his activities in that war.(1)

The following are excerpts from an interview with Dr. Al-Khatib, which aired on Al-Arabiya TV on March 14, 2008...

Worth watching. Andy Bostom calls her A Genuine Arab Voice For Islamic Reform.

Posted by Solomon at 12:49 PM on Wednesday, Mar 26, 2008 | Comments (1)
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#1 Mike Nargizian | March 28, 2008 1:26 PM

She carries herself very well, speaks very well (I don't know Arabic though) and is a very good looking woman. Of course, her theory is just a pin drop in the ocean.